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My Father the Hero | 
 enlarge | Director: Steve Miner
Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Dalton James, Lauren Hutton, Faith Prince
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.99
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Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 6023
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), Spanish (Published)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DISD29221D
UPC: 786936209112
EAN: 0786936209112
ASIN: B00008978R
Theatrical Release Date: February 4, 1994
Release Date: April 8, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
FATHERS HAVE JUST ONE PROBLEM WITH RAISING THEIR DAUGHTERS. THEY GROW UP!
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 58
 MY FATHER THE HERO June 22, 2010
Johanna Rostant
Unfortunately I was sent the American DVD for this film. It does not play on my system! I have seen the film before though and it is great which is why I wanted my own copy.
 Lots of fun, deserves to be much better known! May 31, 2010
David the Harper (Löfsjö, northern Sweden)
OK, this is a 1994 Hollywood remake, following the 1991 French original very closely with the same father, Gerard Depardieu, though with all different people otherwise, and you can say the original is more tender, more natural, more moving, the relationship between the father and the teenage daughter is more caring and sympathetic, the daughter more likable and lovable: I only knew it existed because a film club chose the French version when it was new, but this version is still well-worth having in your library - it's lots of fun, and deserves to be much better known!
I guess there are people who, not knowing French, don't want the experience of hearing a language they don't understand while they read sub-titles, and I guess this version was made for them: but even if you're comfortable with French it's very interesting to compare the two ...
As a detail, I personally find it embarrassing over-kill that the Hollywood version adds a scene where the father sings 'Thank heaven for little girls' - it's out of character that, with the degree of sensitivity he's otherwise portrayed, he would have missed the likelihood of its being considered in bad taste ... but maybe that's because I always found the song in bad taste anyway!
Very Funny May 30, 2010
Jack Hart
Since this movie came out about 15 years ago, I've been waiting until my daughter was old enough at 15 to watch it with me. We both were laughing all the way through. It was a great time with her and I recommend all Dads watch it with their age appropriate daughter.
Katherine Heigl Primo December 14, 2009
Willy D. Reviewer (San Francisco,CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There is only one reason to buy this film. It's the pool side scene with Katherine and her dad. All other scenes are drivel.
So if you want those 15 seconds of her in a thong bikini, buy this DVD used.
The perfect father/teen daughter movie! November 24, 2009
BurlesonTX225 (Burleson, TX)
A really fun and enjoyable movie to watch with your teen daughter. Both dad and daughter will laugh hysterically. We watched as a family and all the kids loved it (PG rating but the swimsuit/pool scene is a little much for kids under 12 - only scene that I'd consider a little racy). Gerard Depardieu is fantastic (though a little hard to understand if you struggle with accents) and fathers can appreciate the humor behind his frustrations as a father with a teen daughter in this movie. Kids do crazy things - especially teenage daughters - but you can watch this movie and appreciate that a little too much makeup isn't really all that bad when you think about it.... I'm a huge movie buff and on the Dad/Daughter scale, I give this one 5 stars. The humor is sophistocated and clever. Acting is about 4 stars but the abundant humor and a relatively decent story line make up for any shortcomings. Definitely a fun "movie night" flick for the Mom, Dad, and 12+ crowd.
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